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High River

The Crossing on the Highwood

High River in brief

Blackfoot people called the site Ispitzee, the place of high trees along running water. After Treaty 7, settlers gathered at a convenient Highwood River ford known simply as The Crossing; the Calgary and Edmonton Railway arrived in 1892, and the town took its name from the river.

High River incorporated as a village in 1901 and a town in 1906, with rancher Daniel Edward Riley as first mayor. An early air station and a wartime flying school boosted the local economy, and the Highwood still writes flood chapters into living memory, including the costly 2013 Alberta floods.

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#98
City Score rank
26%
City Score
1
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City Score over time

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Rankings for High River

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Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

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Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.

Single edition · 2026

#98
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.256

Only one published edition places High River in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

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Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#30
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 135.1

Only one published edition places High River in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in High River

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  • High River is a town within the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada.

    Wikipedia

  • It is approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi) south of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23.

    Wikipedia

  • In June 2013 the Highwood River flooded much of High River, contributing to Alberta's costliest natural disaster that year.

    Wikipedia

  • High River sits on the Highwood River in the Alberta foothills south of Calgary and developed as a ranching and railway service town.

    Wikipedia

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